Artacoana (Antiochus II), silver, drachms (Antiochus I/Apollo on omphalos) (261-246 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9201


261 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 84 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Antiochos I right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek).Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos, two monograms to outer left.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Artacoana Ancient regionAncient region.: Bactria Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: Antiochus I Soter (Seleucid king, 281-261 BC), Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 261 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 246 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.20 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S739 Artacoana dra.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Ehling 19971Ehling 1997
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SC I2SC I, n° 613 var., HGC 93HGC 9, n° 246d
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
12 1 100 12 100 1
Total 1 of 1 100 12 of 12 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 12 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 12
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 12 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 12 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  1 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  20,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 1.09 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00060
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  24,000
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  84 kg <br /> 84 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  60,000
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Ehling, Kay (1997), "Eine seleukidische Münzstätte in Areia (Artakoana/Alexandreia). Zu E.T. Newell ESM Nr. 727-745", Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau, 76, p. 29-39.
  2. ^  Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.